Diverse A Game of Thrones Belletristik von George R. R. Martin

A Game of Thrones (Song of Ice and Fire) Hardcover

NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES-THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse-unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen's brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister-the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki-whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.

NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES-THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse-unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen's brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister-the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki-whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.

Jetzt die gefeierte HBO-Serie Game of Thrones - das Meisterwerk, das zu einem kulturellen Phänomen wurde. Der Winter naht. So lautet das strenge Motto des Hauses Stark, des nördlichsten der Lehen, die König Robert Baratheon im weit entfernten Königsmund die Treue schwören. Dort regiert Eddard Stark von Winterfell im Namen Roberts. Dort lebt seine Familie in Frieden und Wohlstand: seine stolze Frau Catelyn, seine Söhne Robb, Brandon und Rickon, seine Töchter Sansa und Arya sowie sein Bastardsohn Jon Snow. Weit im Norden, hinter der gewaltigen Mauer, hausen wilde Wildlinge und Schlimmeres - unnatürliche Dinge, die während des jahrhundertelangen Sommers zu Mythen degradiert wurden, sich jedoch bei der Wende der Jahreszeit als allzu real und allzu tödlich erweisen. Doch eine unmittelbarere Bedrohung lauert im Süden, wo Jon Arryn, die Hand des Königs, unter mysteriösen Umständen gestorben ist. Jetzt reitet Robert gen Norden nach Winterfell, begleitet von seiner Königin, der schönen, aber kalten Cersei, seinem Sohn, dem grausamen, eitlen Prinzen Joffrey, und den Brüdern der Königin, Jaime und Tyrion aus dem mächtigen und wohlhabenden Haus Lannister - der erste ein unübertroffener Schwertkämpfer, der zweite ein Zwerg, dessen verkümmerte Statur einen brillanten Verstand verbirgt. Alle sind auf dem Weg nach Winterfell zu einer schicksalhaften Begegnung, die den Verlauf der Königreiche verändern wird. Unterdessen plant Prinz Viserys, der Erbe des gefallenen Hauses Targaryen, das einst ganz Westeros regierte, jenseits des Engen Meeres, den Thron mit einer Armee von barbarischen Dothraki zurückzuerobern - deren Loyalität er mit der einzigen Währung kaufen wird, die ihm bleibt: seiner schönen, aber unschuldigen Schwester Daenerys.